Graphic card upgrade

[jojototo]

Hi fellows,
I am having a i5-4590 @3.3 GHZ, with graphic card nvidia geforce GT705 running on 16gb ram.

Can any recommended a better graphic card ($200 - $300) for gaming which can be supported by my PC now ?
Thanks.

 

[shunsuu]

I think a used vega 56/64 or GTX 1070ti is great at this price point.

 

[kaixax555]

if you want used you can try the above

if you want new you can try finding a RX570

 

[zhihao57]

I think a used vega 56/64 or GTX 1070ti is great at this price point.

Will there be a bottleneck issue? I'm in a similar situation with i5 4460, thinking of pairing it with 1070ti but i'm scared that there will be a bottle neck situation



Below is a bottleneck calculator i found online, not sure if its accurate or not.


i5-4590 + 1070TI
https://pc-builds.com/calculator/Core_i5-4590/GeForce_GTX_1070_Ti/0A20ZYlu/16/

i5-4460 + 1070TI
https://pc-builds.com/calculator/Core_i5-4460/GeForce_GTX_1070_Ti/0zY0ZYlu/8/

 

[andymarsh]

Will there be a bottleneck issue? I'm in a similar situation with i5 4460, thinking of pairing it with 1070ti but i'm scared that there will be a bottle neck situation



Below is a bottleneck calculator i found online, not sure if its accurate or not.


i5-4590 + 1070TI
https://pc-builds.com/calculator/Core_i5-4590/GeForce_GTX_1070_Ti/0A20ZYlu/16/

i5-4460 + 1070TI
https://pc-builds.com/calculator/Core_i5-4460/GeForce_GTX_1070_Ti/0zY0ZYlu/8/

Gaming confirm bottleneck at 1080p, and also slightly at 1440p

 

[Dasarpagi]

can check out my post if interested in getting 1070ti

 

[jojototo]

I try the calculator.. seems like its hard for me to get a better gpu.
Every selection i make seems unable to support

 

[MoneyFace =p]

Brand new should consider GTX 1060 3GB from $228....

 

[Swiftbladez]

Just go for the 1070ti / 1080. bottle neck or not these cards are being let go at a really really value for money price.

 

[shunsuu]

Brand new should consider GTX 1060 3GB from $228....

thats not worth it at all. I literally bought a used gtx 1060 3gb for 100 bucks a few weeks back

 

[firezero10]

thats not worth it at all. I literally bought a used gtx 1060 3gb for 100 bucks a few weeks back

Not everyone is comfortable with buying used products I guess.

 

[zhihao57]

Just go for the 1070ti / 1080. bottle neck or not these cards are being let go at a really really value for money price.

True la.. but some mindset is, I buy so good, cannot use it's full potential also waste money
Might as well buy cheaper one to use it's full potential

 

[SkyShroud]

1070 aka 1660ti would be likely highest you could go.
With that budget, you can buy a brand new 1060 or rx580 or a 2nd hand 1070.

 

[MoneyFace =p]

thats not worth it at all. I literally bought a used gtx 1060 3gb for 100 bucks a few weeks back

You do know hardware parts generally depreciate in value rather fast.

 

[jojototo]

but i try these recommended gpu on the calculator . All seems to say its bottleneck. Will it still work?

 

[SkyShroud]

you can always go youtube if you dont trust us

 

[andymarsh]

Bottleneck doesn't mean cannot work. It just mean you spend big bucks buy lamborghini to drive on our 50km/h roads

 

[Nelia8686]

As long don't go above gtx 1070 can already. Max is a gtx 1070. And not everyone is comfortable buying 2nd hand or used gpus. Buying used gpu carry a certain risk as some are mining cards and you don't know how the previous owner have abuse the card. I.e whether he overclock or not etc. Seller can tell you he light usage only but yo believe or not is also another thing. He can tell you light usage just so he can sell you the card but in actual fact he use it for mining or game 24/7 you also don't know. Worst if the card left only with less then 1 year warranty can be quite risky to buy as the card can die any moment after the warranty period.

Buying a brand new card ensures that you are getting the full warranty period (3 or 5 years warranty) and also ensures that the card is not previously abuse or heavily use or worse (use for mining) by the previous users hence reducing the life span of the card.

I have gpus that die at exactly 3 years period just nice exactly after the 3 years warranty. Gtx 780, R9 270 are some that die after 3 years.

While its nice to be able to buy second hand 1070 ti at $300 -$400. I would prefer to buy brand new gtx 1060 or gtx 1660 or rx 580, rx 570 for $200-$3xx. That's just me.

If you are willing to take the risk of buying second hand gpus go ahead. For short period of usage is fine but if going to use for very long might not be good idea.

But then it really depends my past experience is that I could find some 2nd hand cards that is only 2-3 months old and selling at really cheap prices. Those can buy and is a good deal because still got official local warranty of 2 to 4 years warranty to cover.

But for 2nd hand cards that is very old say 2-3 or 4 years old cards with only 1 year or few months warranty left those I will stay away from. And also those mining cards.

 

[MoneyFace =p]

but i try these recommended gpu on the calculator . All seems to say its bottleneck. Will it still work?

What's your current power supply wattage and its age?

You don't need to be so hung up with the bottleneck calculator. IMHO, you wait till next Thursday. Collect Lazada DBS $30 off min $300 coupon at 9am. Then purchase Zotac GTX 1660 6GB @ $329-30 = $299. Fits in your budget perfectly. Even IF it is going to bottleneck your current CPU just let it be. When you are ready to do a system overhaul less the graphics card, you can build your next config around your GTX 1660 bought earlier.

 

[jojototo]

Sounds like a great deal at lazada.
Thks for all the inputs.
At least now i have an idea